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Impaired in vivo vasculogenic potential of endothelial progenitor cells in comparison to human umbilical vein endothelial cells in a spheroid-based implantation model.
Cell proliferation - 1 Aug 2009
Finkenzeller G, Graner S, Kirkpatrick C J, Fuchs S, Stark G B
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OBJECTIVES: Neovascularization represents a major challenge in tissue engineering applications since implantation of voluminous grafts without sufficient vascularity results in hypoxic cell death of implanted cells. An attractive therapeutic approach to overcome this is based on co-implantation of endothelial cells to create vascular networks. We have investigated the potential of human endothelial progenitor...
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